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“No one in the NRA, has any compassion for the victims of this terrible tragedy.” Or any other gun related mass murder.”

I am and know literally hundreds of members of the NRA. They are an absolute rainbow of occupations, race and culture. My G.P. (doctor) is a long distance bench rest shooter and would be the first to take issue with your remark. I do as well. I realize you are rebutting “skipcarlsen’s” remark but you are really over the top in your assertion. I am personally offended by remarks as such and just categorize them in the ranting/hater category. FWIW the bill in question was hurriedly written and was a political compromise rather than a well thought out and functional solution to the problem. I favor background checks but after reading the legislation could see many areas that attempted to appease the gun rights group that were badly written and were weak in definition of database issues. “MikeFive” also pointed out some areas of the bill that would actually weaken the regulations involving gun dealers. I don’t always agree with the NRA’s position on issues, including this one. I do however have great respect (and experience) with their training and safety programs that are second to none.

I generally try not to get personal in my remarks and but this to me is just one step above vulgar base insults.

“A majority of we American abhor the actions of 45 craven trolls who failed the country and it’s people and we have no such fears as you weak willed cowardly gunlovers profess.”

I am neither weak willed or cowardly, but I am an avid target shooter and gun owner. When you do the math you might remember that when the vote was so close it should tell you that you may not have such an absolute overwhelming majority. I supported this bill but still find your remarks repugnant. I live in California and we have almost the strictest gun laws in the country. All this name calling and insults have one bottom line effect: they harden people into their positions and make compromise neigh on impossible.

I know this cartoon appeals to the prurient interests of many on this board, but I for one think it is just completely lacking in taste and find it demeaning to the children of Newtown. Why not just show him with his pants down around his ankles pooping? Too graphic? I guess the disappointing results of the vote on the gun control bill was just too much for Szep to bear.

If we continue down this path we can just turn this “dialog” in a rabid junior high cut-low session and not even make a pretense at civility.

I agree NRA members have compassion for their fellow humans. Overlooking 30,000 gun deaths a year isn’t compassionate though, or just denial. I’m sorry NRA members are not demanding more of THEIR organization. The NRA does get legislation it wants passed acted upon by congress. I have not seen them do anything meaningful or proactive lately to stem gun violence, rather the converse.

About Paul Szep

"I think cartoonists should be like burrs under the saddle of some egomaniac, kind of gnawing away every day," says two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Szep. "I think the public likes cartoons because it gives them a vicarious pleasure that they normally can't get in any other way."